Episode 22
22 | 3 Simple Ways to Enhance Your Discernment to Hear God's Voice Clearly
Today, we're diving into how to hear God's voice more clearly, even amidst the delightful chaos of mom life!
If you’ve been feeling a bit lost or second-guessing your next step, then you’re definitely in for a treat with this episode. I'm sharing three simple yet powerful ways to strengthen your discernment, helping you feel confident in following God’s unique plan for you.
Grab your favorite notebook and a cozy cup of something warm, because we’ll be exploring how just 10 minutes a day with God can kickstart your journey towards clarity and purpose.
Let’s embrace the beauty of discernment together and find out how we can invite the Holy Spirit into our daily lives for guidance. Buckle up, it’s going to be an enlightening ride!
I pray that this episode blesses and encourages you!
Michelle
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Listen to Related Episodes:
11 | Discernment the Basics: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Moving Forward with God
04 | How to Start Discerning Your Unique Purpose when You Feel Lost
01 | Designed for Greatness: Embracing Your God-Given Talents and Gifts
10 | Unsure of Your Purpose? 3 Essential Steps to Find Your God-Given Purpose
Transcript
You do have time to grow in discernment.
Speaker A:You just need a simple process.
Speaker A:Even 10 minutes a day with God can help you start hearing more clearly.
Speaker A:Today we're talking about how to actually hear God's voice more clearly even in the chaos of Mom's life.
Speaker A:So if you've been second guessing your next step or you're wondering if it's really him speaking, you'll love this episode.
Speaker A:I'm sharing three simple ways to strengthen your discernment so you can finally feel confident you're following his plan for you.
Speaker A:So grab your notebook and pen and and let's dive in.
Speaker A:Are you ready to break free from.
Speaker B:Feeling stuck, gain clarity and take intentional.
Speaker A:Steps towards discovering your unique purpose?
Speaker B:All while following God's guidance to become the person that he created you to be?
Speaker B:If so, you are in the right place.
Speaker B:Hi, I'm Michelle, a mom, wife, Catholic.
Speaker A:Discernment mentor and spiritual coach.
Speaker B:I've been where you are, feeling lost and uncertain about my purpose.
Speaker A:But through a Catholic based strategy of.
Speaker B:Discernment, I found clarity, confidently embraced my calling and learned to hear God's voice in my life.
Speaker B:And now I want to help you do the same.
Speaker B:Grab your pen, get your notebook and get comfy.
Speaker B:Open your heart and mind and invite God in.
Speaker B:It's time to ignite your purpose and start living the life God created you for.
Speaker B:Let's do this.
Speaker A:One of the steps in the process of finding your purpose is discerning.
Speaker A:Discerning with God and where he wants you to help others with those talents and gifts that he willingly gave you.
Speaker A:This glorifies him and his kingdom.
Speaker A:When you are using those talents and gifts and you're actually using that you unique purpose that God created you for.
Speaker A:And when I was searching what my purpose was, I discovered that my purpose, it was already predetermined by God.
Speaker A:It was His God given purpose.
Speaker A:Uniquely for me, I was created for this unique mission and sent out.
Speaker A:It's filling the nudge from the Holy Spirit and actively seeking what my unique God given purpose is.
Speaker A:Circling back now to discernment.
Speaker A:It was through my research and the Holy Spirit guiding me that I learned from Catholic accreditable resources that discernment is part of the process to discovering your unique purpose.
Speaker A:This is why I want to share this knowledge and help provide you ways to enhance your discernment.
Speaker A:So the first simple way to help you enhance your discernment is to make time for discernment.
Speaker A:You have time.
Speaker A:We all have the same amount of time.
Speaker A:We are given in 24 hours.
Speaker A:So you do have time.
Speaker A:It's just that you need a process.
Speaker A:And honestly it can be done in 10, 15 minutes a day.
Speaker A:This is what I was doing, was spending 10, 15 minutes a day in my busy life because I was doing this pregnant right before.
Speaker A:And then I was also doing this discernment process for my unique purpose.
Speaker A:And as a first time mom, you understand those first year or two as I'm being reminded again with my son that it's lack of sleep.
Speaker A:So you're getting low sleep and you have very little time to do anything as you're taking care of your little one.
Speaker A:So I'm telling you it can honestly be done in 10, 15 minutes a day.
Speaker A:This is journaling with reflecting questions to tune in to what is God is speaking?
Speaker A:I had a set of questions that I was reflecting on to help me with this process.
Speaker A:So in that 10, 15 minutes I would sit down, I would journal and I was reflecting on, based on what these questions were to help me discern if these talents and these skills and everything.
Speaker A:And that I was pulling in to do these clues to determine if that was my unique purpose.
Speaker A:And this doesn't need to be complicated, you just need to be consistent.
Speaker A:So I would sit and I would journal and I learned that journaling is a key to help with discernment.
Speaker A:It was journaling with reflection questions to tune into what God is speaking and what he is saying to you.
Speaker A:It's pulling all those clues together to help you discern his, his will for you, which is those unique purpose.
Speaker A:And the second way to enhance your discernment is reflecting with the Holy Spirit.
Speaker A:So this still kind of goes on with the first way to enhance it together.
Speaker A:But I feel like it should be spoken as two different points that I want to speak on.
Speaker A:And this is sending time again to reflect.
Speaker A:So that's part of taking that 10, 15 minutes that I was just speaking about.
Speaker A:And you don't reflect alone.
Speaker A:You're actually going to invite the Holy Spirit into that process.
Speaker A:Because what happens when we reflect with the Holy Spirit during this process, he can help bring to mind any thoughts or past memories that will help you during this discernment and especially what we are seeking and at this time, your unique purpose.
Speaker A:So he will help you pull those in as you're going through those clues to help you pull it together, to help guide you.
Speaker A:Because he does want to help guide you.
Speaker A:He doesn't want to lead you astray.
Speaker A:He does want you to live out your purpose and your mission.
Speaker A:So the Holy Spirit is guiding you through this process.
Speaker A:A question that I think is important, that you can even ask as well, is what am I really discerning?
Speaker A:Because you want to be specific.
Speaker A:You want to actually go in ahead of time and know that instead of sitting down the 10, 15 minutes and like, okay, so what do I need a journal about?
Speaker A:So the first tip that I would give you when you sit down to do this is just really ask, what am I really discerning?
Speaker A:What am I really wanting for God's will for your life?
Speaker A:So just be specific.
Speaker A:Use the simple reflection questions to process your thoughts and that's where you'll get clarity.
Speaker A:Knowing what you're wanting to discern, then having those reflection questions to help sort through that data you're trying to analyze in your discernment is very helpful.
Speaker A:And that's what I was doing in that process.
Speaker A:The third way to enhance your discernment is create silence in your day.
Speaker A:There's just so much noise and distractions that are competing for our attention.
Speaker A:And it makes this very challenge we have.
Speaker A:We're taking care of our family, we have all the household responsibilities.
Speaker A:It can feel very overwhelming.
Speaker A:And you're just trying to get a little time for yourself.
Speaker A:And I get that.
Speaker A:I still struggle today just trying to get a little time for me and what I need, those fundamental needs.
Speaker A:So we just need to find that time of silence.
Speaker A:Because your day is filled with noise.
Speaker A:And when it's filled with noise, you will not hear him.
Speaker A:It's harder to hear him because most of the time, God's voice is often in a whisper or through the various ways that you're learning to spend time with him.
Speaker A:And a question you can ask yourself right now even, or you could later.
Speaker A:You can journal about this as well.
Speaker A:To start that free flowing.
Speaker A:Journaling is am I giving God space to speak?
Speaker A:And there's no shame.
Speaker A:We're just simply becoming self aware if we're giving God a chance to speak to us.
Speaker A:Silence in your day can just simply be sitting in silence.
Speaker A:Start with 5 and slowly increase that, build that time of silence.
Speaker A:But you can just start, and you should start with at least five minutes of silence so he can speak to you.
Speaker A:And if that feels uncomfortable, just sitting in silence and feeling kind of awkward and uncomfortable, that is okay.
Speaker A:It can also be incorporated in when you're reading scripture.
Speaker A:So when you're reading, you're reflecting and then you're allowing silence for God to speak to you during that time as well.
Speaker A:So there's different ways that you can Add silence in your day.
Speaker A:But those are some ways that you can build that silence into your day, and it's very important.
Speaker A:The core message I want to leave with you today is that your purpose is God given.
Speaker A:It's already written.
Speaker A:The key is partnering with him through daily discernment so you can confidently follow where he's leading you.
Speaker A:Here's a quick summary of what we talked about today.
Speaker A:Number one, you do have time to grow in discernment.
Speaker A:You just need a simple process.
Speaker A:Even 10 minutes a day with God can help you start hearing more clearly.
Speaker A:And number two is journaling creates space to hear God's voice.
Speaker A:So don't overthink it.
Speaker A:Just sit quietly and write and he'll meet you there.
Speaker A:And number three is you want to invite the Holy Spirit into your reflection time.
Speaker A:This is very powerful because like we talked earlier, if you remember, he can help you gather the thoughts and your memories that you're needing to pull this all together to help you uncover and find your unique purpose.
Speaker A:And then lastly, you want to be specific with what you're discerning, because clarity comes when you name that question you're bringing to God.
Speaker A:Let us pray.
Speaker A:In the name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
Speaker A:Amen.
Speaker A:Lord, I lift up this daughter of yours who is longing to hear your voice.
Speaker A:Quiet the noise, clear the confusion.
Speaker A:Give her the grace to create space in her day to journal, reflect, and tune into what you're saying.
Speaker A:May she grow confident in following you and living the unique purpose you created her for.
Speaker A:Amen.
Speaker A:Knowledge is power, but true change happens when we pair it with that consistent daily action.
Speaker A:We cannot gain clarity if we're not taking that daily action to help us move forward.
Speaker A:And you can start today by just set aside 10 minutes and just sit in silence with God and be present with Him.
Speaker A:No agenda, no pressure.
Speaker A:Just be present with Him.
Speaker A:And if that does feel uncomfortable, then spend that 10 minutes spending time with him in Scripture.
Speaker A:Read a passage of a verse, reflect on it, and then spend silent that way with God if that is uncomfortable.
Speaker A:And I'd love for you to share what comes up for you inside the Facebook community.
Speaker A:Finding your purpose, discernment and strategy For Catholic moms.
Speaker A:It's where we take what we're talking about here and we even go deeper together over there inside that community.
Speaker A:And remember, my beautiful sister in Christ, that God uniquely created you for a unique purpose.
Speaker A:You were made to do great things.
Speaker A:God is within you, and you will not fail.
Speaker A:Go out and ignite your purpose.
Speaker A:God's not done writing your story.
Speaker A:I look forward to continuing this journey with you.
Speaker A:I'll meet you next Tuesday for another conversation.
Speaker A:Until then, may God bless you.
Speaker A:Thank you so much for joining me today.
Speaker A:I pray that today's episode blesses and encourages you.
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Speaker B:If you're feeling uncertain or you're lost.
Speaker A:On your discernment journey, you're not alone.
Speaker B:Join us over in the free Facebook community Finding youg Purpose, Discernment and Strategy for Catholic Moms, where Catholic women just like you are sharing, supporting and growing together in faith.
Speaker B:I look forward to continuing this journey with you.
Speaker B:I'll meet you next Tuesday for another conversation.
Speaker A:God bless you.
